ROARS Nets

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ROARS Net Awards 2023: Details from ROARS Chairman Peter Gavin: 31st March 2023

“It is with pleasure that I am able to announce the members who have attended the Thursday Net for 20 or more times this year from April 2022 to March 2023.

Mike M6MPC is obviously top of the list as our net controller. Many thanks for your efforts during the year Mike it is very much appreciated by all of us.

Top of the participants this year and the winner is Tim Strickland G4EOA with 42

Tim G4EOA                              42

Robin G3OGP                          38

Ken Lax GW3VVL                     34

Peter M0URL                           30

Tiel PA3KGR                             29

Ian G4JKD                                  21

Mike G0CHV                            21

Well done to you all,” a sterling effort”.

Thanks to everyone who joined the Nets during the year.

Very 73

Peter

Main ROARS Net on Thursdays

This takes place every Thursday night at 19.00 local on 3507kHz or 7017 Khz and is run by our Web Meister Mike Carter M6MPC. Each person that calls in will be given a QRY number. The net starts with Tintwhistle weather followed by a passage from the Maritime Union Magazine in Dutch and English plus a block of mixed 5-digit code groups. Then Mike sets the members three questions appertaining to our time at sea. Each member is then called in turn to give their weather, answers to the questions and any other pertinent information. If conditions on 3507kHz/7017Khz for the weekly Thursday 19.00 net are very poor such as long skip where no UK stations are readable then Mike M6MPC will revert to Top Band 1827kHz and call there. Check on WhatsApp Group before sked for QRG changes

ROARS Rag Chew Sked on Tuesdays

The following sked is to encourage more members to go on the air for a leisurely CW chat as we used to do during a slack watch at sea. This will provide an on-air meeting place and time to connect with colleagues/friends. Please note that this is not really a Net as there will be no Net Controller. As a matter of courtesy, QSOs should proceed at the speed of the slower operator. Once a QSO is established please QSY Up or down to make room for others to make a call.

SKED DETAIL Tuesdays 1000 – 1100 Local time. Call Freqs: 3538/3565 kHz or 7017 kHz. Call format: CQ ROA DE MYCALL. Exchange: RST + Op Name + QSY +/- kHz. Call Speed: What you are comfortable with. (Speed of slower Operator) Topics: Your choice of Topic. So, Lads roll up your sleeves, dust down those keys and light up the airwaves with your CW QSOs!

Signals pretty good again tonight, but I had keying difficulties – either rig relay or something else. Will fix soonest.On tonight’s Net were the following :-G0ELZ         Bill fm LiverpoolG4EOA        Tim fm HastingsG3GMS       Mike fm Whitley BayGW3VVL     Ken fm Crew Green WalesM0URL        Peter fm Yateley HantsG3OGP       Robin fm Billingshurst SussexEI3KO         Mike fm LimerickSent Tintwistle WXSent QTC fm Union Mag “Telegraph”Sent Navigational WarningSent some mixed codeSent Joke fm Over 70’s Joke Book3 Questions :-Q1 – You are QTO ZLW bnd VID where from, where to?            (Wellington to Darwin)Q2 – How many sets of batteries did your Ship Radio Station have?    ( I was on A/C ships so one set only, but others usuallyhad 2 sets, especially GTZM D/C ships)Q3 – What modernisation of UK Light Houses happened years ago?     (Automatically operated, no keepers)Some good answers tonight, but a couple of op s had local QRM making it difficult to RX me.

Peter/M0URL

Mike/M6MPC

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Net report for Thursday 28th September from Mike Carter

Signals pretty good again tonight, but I had keying difficulties – either rig relay or something else. Will fix soonest.

On tonight’s Net were the following :-

G0ELZ Bill fm Liverpool

G4EOA Tim fm Hastings

G3GMS Mike fm Whitley Bay

GW3VVL Ken fm Crew Green Wales

M0URL Peter fm Yateley Hants

G3OGP Robin fm Billingshurst Sussex

EI3KO Mike fm Limerick

Sent Tintwistle WX
Sent QTC fm Union Mag “Telegraph”
Sent Navigational Warning
Sent some mixed code
Sent Joke fm Over 70’s Joke Book
3 Questions :-
Q1 – You are QTO ZLW bnd VID where from, where to? (Wellington to Darwin)
Q2 – How many sets of batteries did your Ship Radio Station have? ( I was on A/C ships so one set only, but others usually had 2 sets, especially GTZM D/C ships)
Q3 – What modernisation of UK Light Houses happened years ago? (Automatically operated, no keepers)

Some good answers tonight, but a couple of op s had local QRM making it difficult to RX me.

Net report for Thursday 14th September 2023 from Mike Carter

Good signals again tonight, most coming up to 599 or 59+.

On tonight’s Net were the following :-

G0ELZ Bill fm Liverpool

G4EOA Tim fm Hastings

EI3ER Tom fm Galway

G3OGP Robin fm Billingshurst Sussex

M0URL Peter fm Yateley Hants

G0CHV Mike fm Morecambe

PA3KGR Tiel fm Pijnacker

EI3KO Mike fm Limerick

MW0UTT Colin fm Llanfair

G3GMS Mike fm Whitley Bay

Sent Tintwistle WX
Sent QTC fm Union Mag “Telegraph” in Dutch, then another in English diff subject
Sent Navigational Warning
Sent some mixed code
Sent Joke fm Over 70’s Joke Book
3 Questions :-
Q1 – You are QTO DHS bnd YUR where from, where to? (Ruegen to Rijeka (Yugoslavia then)
Q2 – Getting orders for slow steaming round the Cape is usually from/to? (Gulf to Lands End for orders or Europe)
Q3 – What Marine Radio Station was in Southwest Ireland? (Valentia/EJK)

Some good answers tonight but no one got Rijeka just Yugoslavia.

Net report for Thursday 14th September 2023 from Mike Carter

Very good conditions tonight with very good signals indeed.

On tonight’s Net were the following :-

G0ELZ          Bill fm Liverpool

2E0CPF        Clive fm Sale Cheshire

G4EOA         Tim fm Hastings

G0CHV         Mike fm Morecambe

G3OGP        Robin fm Billingshurst Sussex

M0URL         Peter fm Yateley Hants

EI3KO          Mike fm Limerick

G3GMS       Mike fm Whitley Bay

Sent Tintwistle WX
Sent QTC fm Union Mag “Telegraph”
Sent Navigational Warning
Sent some mixed code
Sent Joke fm Over 70’s Joke Book3

Questions :-

Q1 – You are QTO TFA bnd OXJ where from, where to?                  (Reykjavik to Torshavn Faroes)

Q2 – What famous Light House is close in to Land’s End?               (Longships)

Q3 – Coming out of Red Sea southbound, which city is on your Port side?           (Aden)

Some good answers again tonight. Memories coming back!


Net report for Thursday 7th September from Mike Carter

Good conditions tonight with most signals being around 599 or over. Slight QRM, but got rid of.

On tonight’s Net, were the following :-
G0ELZ           Bill fm Liverpool
G4EOA          Tim fm Hastings
GW3VVL       Ken fm Crew Green Wales
2E0CPF         Clive fm Sale Cheshire
G3OGP          Robin fm Billingshurst Sussex
PA3KGR        Tiel fm Pijnacker
EI3ER            Tom fm Galway
G3GMS         Mike fm Whitley Bay


Sent Tintwistle WX
Sent QTC fm Union Mag “Telegraph” in Dutch, then another in English, diff subject
Sent Navigational Warning
Sent some mixed code
Sent Joke fm over 70’s Joke Book3

Questions :-

Q1 – You are QTO WLO bnd XFA where from, where to?               (Mobile to Acapulco)

Q2 – What straits in Indonesia, has Little Krakatoa Volcano in the middle?        (Sunda)

Q3 If your ship is going to French Congo, what local coast station would you use?        (Banana Radio/9PA)

Some good answers tonight, but no one got Q3.

Net report for Thursday 31st August from Mike Carter

Conditions very good tonight but some stupid QRM fm deaf ops to put up with. Managed to clear them off!
 
On tonight’s Net were the following :-
 
G0ELZ            Bill fm Liverpool
 
G4EOA           Tim fm Hastings
 
G0CHV           Mike fm Morecambe
 
GW3VVL        Ken fm Crew Green Wales
 
MW0UTT       Colin fm Llanfair 
 
G3OGP          Robin fm Billingshurst Sussex
 
MW0JWW     John fm Fishguard
 
EI3KO            Mike fm Limerick
 
M0URL           Peter fm Yateley
 
Sent Tintwistle WX
Sent QTC fm Union Mag “Telegraph”
Sent Long Navigational Warning
Sent Joke fm Over 70’s Joke Book
3 Questions :-
Q1 – You are QTO DAO bnd SAG where from, where to?   (Kiel to Gothenburg)
Q2 – If you ran aground and holed the Port side ballast tanks, how would you try and correct the Portside list?    (By pumping ballast and fuel into Starboard tanks)
Q3 – Where in Canada, is one of the highest rise and fall of tides?  (Bay of Fundy)
 
Some very good answers tonight so memories intact again!

Net report for Thursday 24th August from Mike Carter

Conditions tonight not the best, but better as the Net moved on.
 
On tonight’s Net were the following :-
 
G4KJD          Ian fm Ashill Somerset
 
G0ELZ          Bill fm Liverpool
 
G4EOA         Tim fm Hastings
 
G3OGP         Robin fm Billingshurst Sussex
 
M0URL         Peter fm Yateley Hants
 
PA3KGR       Tiel fm Pijnacker
 
GW3VVL       Ken fm Crew Green Wales
 
MW0UTT      Colin fm Llanfair
 
MW0JWW     John fm Fishguard
 
G3GMS         Mike fm Whitley Bay
 
Sent Tintwistle WX
Sent QTC fm Union Mag “Telegraph” in Dutch, then another in English diff subject
Sent Navigational Warning
Sent some mixed code
Sent Joke fm over 70’s joke book
3 Questions :-
Q1 – You are QTO JCS bnd XVS where from, where to? (Tokyo Bay/Yokohama/Tokyo/Kawasaki to Saigon )
Q2 – What was the drawback of all Aft ships compared to Midships and Aft for R/O’s exercise?  (more vibration all aft,but quieter midships being less vibration and having to walk more down aft for meals etc.
Q3 – Where was the ideal place to put a receiving aerial on an all Aft ship?            (foremast)
 
Some very good answers tonight, memories still there!

Net report for Thursday 17th August from Mike Carter

Very good signals all round tonight most over 599!
 
On tonight’s Net were the following :-
 
G4KJD           Ian fm Ashill Somerset
 
G4EOA          Tim fm Hastings
 
G0ELZ           Bill fm Liverpool
 
G0CHV          Mike fm Morecambe
 
M0URL          Peter fm Yateley Hants
 
MW0JWW     John fm Fishguard
 
GW3VVL       Ken fm Crew Green Wales
 
PA3KGR        Tiel fm Pijnacker
 
G3OGP          Robin fm Billingshurst
 
EI3ER            Tom fm Galway
 
Sent tintwistle WX
Sent QTC fm Union Mag “Telegraph” in Dutch, then another in English diff subject
Sent Navigational Warning
Sent some Mixed code
Sent Joke out of over 70’s Joke book
3 Questions :-
Q1 – You are QTO 5OZ bnd ZSC where from, where to?            (Port Harcourt, Nigeria to Capetown)
Q2 – What popular British Marine Diesel Engine had the opposed piston moving externally above the engine?    (Doxford)
Q3 – Can you name the main Light House, when entering the Caribbean, from the Northeast?     (Sombrero Light House)
 
Some good answers tonight but Q3, no one got it. I wonder how many times some lads had passed this in their time at sea
 
 
 
 

 

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